NDA

CDS

SSC

Why Civil Services

Civil Services or IAS Exam is not just an exam but childhood dream of many,
is a corridor of power and responsibility, the best way to serve the country,
stage to exhibit one’s credentials and opportunity to prove your metal on national /
international level; at the same time ensuring great life style and economic stability.
Specially after sixth pay commission and upcoming seventh pay commission, salary structure
has reached to satisfactory levels. Whatever might be your point of view. One thing is beyond
argument i.e. this exam has its own status and glamour. No wonder it is one of the toughest
and still most popular exam. Needless to say hard work, smart strategies and directed studies
is the only way towards success. Because of the expectations attached with the post,
it has become a ray of hope for the communities and regions like Maharashtra traditionally
a region which kept itself aloof from the services is taking a keen interest in it.
Dhruv IAS Academy excels in strategies through its experienced and inspired faculties,
novel approach and personal guidance. In nutshell,
you commit us hard work and we commit you success!

Posts Offered

Civil Services exams are commonly known as IAS / IPS Exams. But these are
not the only posts offered. UPSC offers following posts. Number of vacancies
may fluctuate from time to time as per the requirements.

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:
Indian (for IAS) and for other services citizen of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugee or a person of Indian origin from specific countries.
Age: Candidate must not be younger than 21 years and older than 32 years on 1st of August of the attempting year.
Relaxation for this limits for the selective categories will be as under
- Up to maximum of 5 years for SC and ST
- Up to maximum of three years for OBC
- Up to maximum of 5 years for candidates domiciled in J & K during 1980 -1989
- Up to maximum of 3 years for candidates disabled in defence services
- Up to maximum of 5 years for ex servicemen
- Up to maximum of 5 years for disabled persons (blind / deaf / deaf-mute / orthopedically handicapped
Educational Qualification: Candidate must hold a degree from any recognised university

Structure Of Exam

Civil Services Exam is conducted in 3 stages
Preliminary, Mains and Interview
Candidate has to clear all these three exams in one cycle of the exam (year).

Did You Know?

There is no restriction to entry like candidate needs throughout first class etc.

There is a restriction on number of attempts and age.

Aspirant can choose any state language as medium of answer for both written exam and interview. That means need of excellent command over English is an absolute myth.

There is a negative marking for preliminary examination and 33% marks will be deducted for every wrong answer marked.

Upsc has increased number of attempts and maximum age. Now candidate in open / general category can apply maximum 6 times in preliminary exam up to maximum age of 32 years.

MPSC Examination

MPSC is the state public service commission – Maharashtra Public Service Commission. The commission has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing suitable candidates for various govt. posts and advise on promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions etc.
MPSC therefore conducts competitive exams for various posts like DySP, Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, Nayab Tahsildar, PSI, STI , Assistant etc. It also recruits / fills the departmental posts As well as promotional posts.
If One is looking forward to serve state, to serve society, to enjoy stable economic prosperity & to live a decent but prestigious life, to get name and fame - MPSC is better option to achieve all this. It is the best career opportunity available in Maharashtra government.
Almost every exam is conducted once in a year. Recently Maharashtra govt. has declared to fill up the huge backlog in the services. It is therefore expected that MPSC will bring in lot many vacancies and ofcourse, exams for this purpose.

Why MPSC

What is MPSC exam : One of the important fuction of MPSC is to conduct examinations for appointments to the service of Government of Maharashtra and its allied organizations. MPSC conducts various exams. Most popular and general exams which any graduate can appear are for the posts Rajyaseva, PSI / STI ,/ASST etc.

Why aspire for MPSC?
Opportunity to serve state, to serve society, to live a prestigious life, to get name and fame and finally it is the best career opportunity available in Maharashtra government. You may get prestigious posts like Deputy Collector, DySP, Tahsildar, Sales Tax Commissioner etc. and/or Police Sub Inspector, Sales Tax Inspector etc.

Why (state) civil service exams appears to be more important?
Among various above said exam Rajyaseva exam or State service exam appears to be more important. This importance can be guessed from the fact that over the years MPSC became synonyms to Rajyaseva. Important posts like Deputy magistrate or DySp attracts the imagination of young ambitious minds.

Eligibility Criteria

For PSI ExamEducational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in any faculty of a recognized university.Age limit:

19 to 31 years - Open Category

Five Years relaxation for SC/ST, Players (Winners of Awards)

Five Years limitation for Ex-servicemen Army, Short service Commission

For STI / ASST / State Services ExamEducational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in any faculty of a recognized university.Age limit:

19 to 38 years - Open Category

Five Years relaxation for OBC / SC/ST, Players (Winners of Awards)

Five Years limitation for Ex-servicemen Army, Short service Commission

Age 45 for disabled persons

Structure Of Exam

MPSC Exams are usually conducted once in a year as per the requirements. Following are the structures of the major examinations which can be appeared by any graduate.
1. State Services Exam / Rajyaseva Exam
There are Three Stages:

1) Preliminary Exam :

Paper No.

Marks

Duration

Nature of Paper

Medium

Paper I (compulsory)

200

Two Hours

Objective Type

Marathi & English

Paper II (compulsory)

200

Two Hours

Note

- It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination.
- For every wrong answer 33% penalty will be applied.
- No negative marking for decision making and problem solving

2) Main Examination - There shall be six compulsory papers.

1

Essay, Translation & Precise (Both Languages)

100 marks

Descriptive Paper

2

Marathi Grammar & English grammar

100 marks

Objective Paper

3

General Studies 1 (History & Geography)

100 marks

Objective Paper

4

General Studies 2 (Indian constitution & Law, Politics)

100 marks

Objective Paper

5

General Studies 3 (Human Resource Development and Human Rights)

100 marks

Objective Paper

6

General Studies 4 (Economy and Science and Tech)

100 marks

Objective Paper

Note

- For every wrong answer 33% penalty will be applied.

- There will be a cut off for all individual categories.

3) Interview: Total Marks- 100.

Other Exams

1) PSI (Police Sub Inspector) Examination:

There are four stages of PSI Exam

Preliminary Exam

1 Paper

100 Marks

General Studies

English & Marathi

Main Exam

2 Papers

200 Marks

1. General Studies and Mental Ability
2. Marathi and English

English & Marathi

Physical Test

4/3 Activity

100 Marks

Interview

150 marks

40 Marks

Educational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in any faculty of a recognized university.

Age limit:

19 to 33 years - Open Category

Five Years relaxation for SC/ST, Players (Winners of Awards)

Five Years limitation for Ex-servicemen Army, Short service Commission

Age 45 for disabled persons

2) STI (Sales Tax Inspector):

There are two stages of STI Exam

Preliminary Exam

1 Paper

100 Marks

General Sudies

English & Marathi

Main Exam

2 Papers

200 Marks

1. General Studies and Mental Ability2. Marathi and English

English & Marathi

Educational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in any faculty of a recognized university.

Age limit:

19 to 38 years - Open Category

Five Years relaxation for OBC / SC/ST, Players (Winners of Awards)

Five Years limitation for Ex-servicemen Army, Short service Commission

Age 45 for disabled persons

3) Assistant:

There are two stages of Assistant Exam

Preliminary Exam

1 Paper

100 Marks

General Studies

English & Marathi

Main Exam

2 Papers

200 Marks

1. General Studies and Mental Ability2. Marathi and English

English & Marathi

Note: PSI / STI / Asst Exams will be merged into one single exam from 2017

Career In Banking

With new banks coming up every year owing to privatization of services, the industry indeed provides sufficient room for graduates in any field.

Following are the reasons for why you should be looking for a career in Banking:

It’s a growing sector: Govt. is looking for financial inclusion, Private new banks that are coming up, Nationalised banks are on recruitment drive, one can rightly expect lot of opportunities in Banking sector.

Salary: In terms of pay package, the banking industry in India offers one of the best pay packages in the country. SBI is even offering 70,000/- per month. You could straight away start off with a salary of Rs 30,000+ per month for other banks. Even for entry level clerical jobs, banks offer attractive salaries. And then there are perks offered by banks, especially if you are working in public sector banks.

Career Growth: Because of immense competition, banks are forced to attract best talent. There are great diversified opportunities for better career graph.

Working conditions: Banks have set pattern of working times and by and large fixed schedule of holidays. One can expect a better standard of living with banking careers.

There are two most popular entry levels for banking careers, clerical and Probationary Officers level. Recruitment opportunities are available with every bank normally filled by conducting a common written exam followed by Group Discussion and / Or Personal Interview. To enter nationalised banks, one has to appear for IBPS exam and for other banks, exams conducted by those banks seperately.

About Banking Exam

About Banking Common Written Exam

The Common Written Examination [CWB-PO] is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection [IBPS] as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer / Management

Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

lBPS is an autonomous body, has been authorised by IBA and has received a mandate from
the 20 Public Sector Banks listed below to conduct the Common Written Examination. The
CWE for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts will be conducted twice a year by
lBPS.

Participating BANKS in IBPS Exams

Allahabad Bank

Andhra Bank

Bank of Baroda

Bank of India

Bank of Maharashtra

Canara Bank

Central Bank of India

Corporation Bank

Dena Bank

Indian Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

Oriental Bank of Commerce

Punjab National Bank

Punjab & Sind Bank

Syndicate Bank

UCO Bank

Union Bank of India

United Bank of India

Vijaya Bank

IDBI Bank

The scores awarded to qualified candidates are also likely to be used by a few other Banks
and Financial Institutions like IDBI, ECGC etc. for selection for entry level Officers’ posts.
Candidates will however have to satisfy the eligibility criteria for these organizations as
individually stipulated by them.

Eligibility Criteria

I. Nationality / Citizenship:

A Citizen of India , Nepal, Bhutan or a Tibetan Refugee

II. Age:
Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 30 Years (May vary from exam to exam)
The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

Relaxation of Upper age limit

Sr no.

Category relaxation

Age

1

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

5 Years

2

[Non-Creamy Layer]

3 Years

3

Persons With Disabilities

10 Years

III. Educational Qualification:
A graduation degree from any recognised university. (It may vary from exam to exam)

actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years

Prelims:

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

Composite time of 1 Hr

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

100

100

Mains:

Sr. No

Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)

1

Reasoning

40

50

30 minutes

2

English Language

40

40

30 minutes

3

Quantitative Aptitude

40

50

30 minutes

4

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)

40

40

25 minutes

5

Computer Knowledge

40

20

20 minutes

Total

200

200

135 minutes

Note: IBPS will not conduct interviews for clerical posts.

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and updates.

IBPS PO Exam

Eligibility Criteria

1. Age: Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years

2. Graduation

Structure of the exmination

There are three phases of the exams.

1. Prelims

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

Composite time of 1 Hr

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

100

100

2. Main Examination

Sr. No

Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Medium of Exam

Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)

1

Reasoning

50

50

English & Hindi

40 minutes

2

English Language

40

40

English

30 minutes

3

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

English & Hindi

40 minutes

4

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)

40

40

English & Hindi

20 minutes

5

Computer Knowledge

20

20

English & Hindi

10 minutes

Total

200

200

140 minutes

Penalty For Wrong Answers

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

3. Interview

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and updates.

IBPS RRB Exam

IBPS Conducts special drive for regional rural banks. This drive is conducted for various different posts.

Eligibility Criteria

Age :

For Officer Scale- III- Above 21 years - Below 40 years

For Officer Scale- II-Above 21 years - Below 32

For Officer Scale- I-Above 18 years - Below 30 years

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)-Between 18 years and 28 years.

Sr. No.

Category

Age relaxation

1

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

5 years

2

Other Backward Classes

3 years

3

Persons With Disability

10 years

Exam Structure:

OBJECTIVE TESTS SNO

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Version of Test

1

Reasoning Ability

40

50

English & Hindi

2

Numerical Ability

40

50

English & Hindi

3

General Awareness

40

40

English & Hindi

4.a.

English Language

40

40

English

4.b.

Hindi Language

40

40

Hindi

5

Computer Knowledge

40

20

English & Hindi

Total

200

200

Penalty For Wrong Answers

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

IBPS SO Exam

IBPS also conducts a recruitment drive for Specialist officers in IT, Law, Agriculture and Rajyabhasha field. Details are as follows

Posts:

Sr.No

POSTS

01

I.T. Officer (Scale)

02

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)

03

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

04

Law Officer (Scale I)

05

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

06

Marketing Officer (Scale I)

Eligibility:

Age: Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1985 and not later than 01.11.1995 (both dates inclusive)

Candidates who have been shortlisted in the examination for CRPSPL-V will subsequently be called for an Interview

SBI Clerical Exam

SBI conducts a separate drive for clerical posts.

Essential Academic Qualifications:

For Junior Associates: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government.

For Junior Agricultural Associates:Graduation in Agriculture or Agriculture allied activities from a Government recognised university/Institute.

Age Limit:Not below 20 years and not above 28 years

Relaxation of Upper age limit:

Sr. No.

Category

Age Relaxation

1

SC / ST

5 years

2

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

3 years

3

PWD (Gen)

10 years

4

PWD (SC /ST)

15 years

5

PWD (OBC)

13 years

6

Persons domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989

5 years

Structure Of Exam

The selection process will consist of on-line test (preliminary & main examinations), test of official and/or local language and subject to Government of India approval, interview

Phase 1: Preliminary Exam:

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

Composite time of 1 Hr

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

100

100

Phase 2: Main Exam

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time

1

General and Financial; Awareness

50

50

35 Minutes

2

General English

40

40

35 Minutes

3

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

45 Minutes

4

Reasoning Ability / Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 Minutes

Total

190

200

2 Hours and 40 Minutes

Phase 3: Interview

SBI PO Exam

Most reputed exam in banking space. Because of the number of posts and expected salaries Ans gigantic size of SBI, it draws lot of enthusiasm among the banks.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the Final Year/Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for interview, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination.

Age Limit:

Not below 21 years and not above 30 years

Relaxation of Upper Age Limit:

Sr. No.

Category

Age Relaxation

1

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

5 Years

2

Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)

3 Years

3

Persons With Disabilities (PWD)

PWD (SC/ST)-

15 Years

PWD (OBC)-

13 Years

PWD (Gen)-

10 Years

4

Persons ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released

5 Years

Structure of Examination

Preliminary Exam

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

Composite time of 1 Hr

2

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

100

100

Main Exam

Part

Subject

No of Questions

Marks

Time

1

Reasoning & Computer Knowledge

45

60

60 min

2

Data Analysis & Interpretation

35

60

45 min

3

General/Economy/ & Banking Awareness

40

40

35 min

4

English

35

40

40 min

Total

155

200

3 Hours

Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in Objective Test.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination) There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Phase – III: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

RBI Assistant Exam

Assistant posts are clerical level posts in most coveted Reserve Bank of India. Details are as given below.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age: Between 18 and 28 years.

Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit:

Upper age limit will be relaxed as under:

Sr. No.

Category

Relaxation in Age

(i)

Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC / ST)

By 5 years, i.e. up to 33 years

(ii)

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

By 3 years, i.e. up to 31 years

(iii)

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

By 10 years (GEN) 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST)

(iv)

Ex-Servicemen

To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years.

(v)

Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married

By 10 years

(vi)

Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989.

By 5 years

(vii)

Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India

To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years.

Educational Qualifications

i) At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC.

ii) A candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category (except dependants of ex-servicemen) should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.

iii) Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office.

Scheme of Selection:

Selection will be through Online Examination and Interview. The Online Examination will be for 200 marks.

Sr. No.

Name of Tests (Objective)

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Total Time

1

Test of Reasoning

40

40

2 Hours

2

Test of English Language

40

40

3

Test of Numerical Ability

40

40

4

Test of General Awareness

40

40

5

Test of Computer Knowledge

40

40

Total

200

200

A candidate has to qualify in each part of the Objective test separately. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.

Phase II: Interview

RBI Grade B Exam

RBI Grade B Officer is very rewarding carrier. Details of examination are as follows.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age: Between 21 and 30 years For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively. For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

Three years in the case of OBC candidates if the posts are reserved for them.

Five years in the case of:

i) SC/ST candidates if the posts are reserved for them

ii) Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with Employment Exchange,

iii) Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers) provided applicants have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability or have been released on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidment,

iv) Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues certificates that they would be released on selection within three months from the date of receipt of offer of appointment,

v) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989

vi) 10 years for PWD(GEN); 13 years for PWD(OBC) and 15 years for PWD(SC/ST) candidates.

Educational Qualifications: : A minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th standard examinations. The minimum qualifying percentage or an equivalent grade for the Bachelor's Degree will be in aggregate for all semesters / years.

Equivalent CGPA/OGPA/CPI or similar terminologies allotted on a 10 point scale

Aggregate Percentage of Marks

6.75

5.75

60%

50%

Number of attempts: Candidates belonging to unreserved i.e. General Category, who had already appeared Six times for Phase-I Examination for this post in the past, are not eligible to apply. No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD, if the posts are reserved for them.

Examination Structure

Selection will be through ON-LINE Examinations and interview. Examinations will be held in two phases as described in following paragraphs.

Phase I:

Part

Subject

No. of Questions

Marks

Time

A

Reasoning

50

50

2 Hours

B

General Knowledge & Awareness

50

50

C

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

D

English

50

50

Total

200

200

Phase II:

Name of Paper

Type of Paper

Time (Minutes)

Marks

Paper-I:

Objective Type

90

100

Economic and Social Issues

Paper II:

Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard

90

100

English (Writing Skills)

Paper-III: Finance and Management

Objective Type

90

100

Phase III - Interview:Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III). The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on RBI website at appropriate time and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID. Interview will be of 50 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.

Exam Description

Right from our childhood, we have been taught in our textbooks that
soldiers are the country’s real heroes. It’s because they strive a lot day
and night at our borders that we live peaceful lives. Though, we have
acknowledged new lifestyles, where we aspire to settle in our lives with
well paid jobs, there are many who want to give themselves for the service
of the nation by joining any one of the three services (Army, Navy and the
Air Force) as a career option. But getting into any of these three services
is not easy.Be prepared to undergo rigorous training. But, before getting
selected candidates have to appear for an exam. This page gets you all the
information you may want to know about one such exam ie NDA (National
Defence Academy) exam.

Candidates for National Defense Academy are selected on merit basis
through NDA exam. This All India test is held every year under the
supervision of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). Held twice a year,
in the month of April and September. While applying, candidates should
give his preference for the service that he/she desires to join.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status: Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd July, 1997 and not later than 1st July, 2000 are eligible.

Educational Qualifications:

(i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy :— 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy:— 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 patternof School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.

Such candidates who qualify the SSB interview but could not produce Matriculation/10+2 or equivalent certificate in original at the time of SSB interview should forward duly self attested Photocopies to ‘Directorate General of Recruiting, Army HQ, West Block.III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066’ and for Naval Academy candidates to ‘Naval Headquarters, DMPR, OI&R Section, Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi-110011’ by 22nd December, 2016 failing which their candidature will be cancelled. All other candidates who have produced their Matriculation and 10+2 pass or equivalent certificates in original at the time of attending the SSB interview and have got the same verified by the SSB authorities are not required to submit the same to Army HQ or Naval HQ as the case may be. Certificates in original issued by the Principals of the Institutions are also acceptable in cases where Boards/Universities have not yet issued certificates. Certified true copies/photostate copies of such certificates will not be accepted.

Structure of Examination:

NDA EXAMINATION PATTERN

NDA Question paper pattern includes two papers Mathematics and General ability. Both papers
have the same time duration of 2.30 hours. Mathematics paper contains 120 questions of 300
marks, and General ability paper contains 150 questions of 600 marks. Check below table for clear
your doubt. You can visit official website www.nda.nic.in. Or www.upsc.gov.in

Paper

Subject

Questions

Marks

Duration

I

Maths

120

300

2.30 hours

II

General Ability

150

600

2.30 hours

Total

270

900

SSB Interview Test

900

NDA Maths Question paper pattern –

NDA Mathematics Paper includes 120 questions of 300 marks. Each question contains 2.5 marks,
and it contains various topics here is a list of NDA Mathematics syllabus topics .

Mathematics Subjects

Marks

Questions

Algebra + Vector Algebra

75

30

Trigonometry

50

20

Determinants and matrices

25

10

Analytical Geometry

50

20

Vector Algebra

25

10

Statistics and Probability

25

10

Differential Calculus and Integral calculus

50

20

Total

300

120

Table calculation is approximate actual may differ.

NDA General Ability Question Paper Pattern

This paper includes two major subjects named English and General knowledge. Total questions from this paper will be 150 of 600 marks.

Paper

Subject

Questions

Marks

I

English

50

200

II

General knowledge

100

400

Total

150

600

Subjects

Marks

Physics

100

History

80

Geography

80

Chemistry

60

General Science

40

Current Events

40

MARKING SCHEME WITH NEGATIVE MARKING PATTERN

Subjects

Total Marks

Marks for Correct Answer

Marks for Incorrect Answer

Mathematics

200

2.5

-0.83

English

400

4

-1.33

General Knowledge

600

4

-1.33

Exam Description

Combined Defense Services (CDS) examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy. Only candidates who are unmarried and have completed their graduation are eligible to sit for this exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective academies after an interview is conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB).

Structure of Examination

Nationality:-

A candidate must either be

A citizen of India

A subject of Bhutan

A subject of Nepal

A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 01, 1962 with the of permanently settling in India'

A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age Limit, Gender and Marital Status:-

Indian Maritime Academy (IMA) :-Unmarried Male aspirants aged between 18 and 22 years are eligible to apply

Indian Naval Academy (INA):- Unmarried Male aspirants aged between 18 and 22 years of age are eligible to apply.

Indian Airforce Academy (IAA):-Unmarried Male aspirants aged between 18 and 22 years of age are eligible to apply.

For Officers Training Academy (SSC Course for Men):- Unmarried/Married Male aspirants aged between 18 and 22 years of age are eligible to apply.

For Officers Training Academy [ SSC Course for Women (Non-Technical)]:- Umarried/Issueless Widows/Issuless Divorcees aged between 18 and 22 years of age are eligible to apply.

NOTE:the date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary School Passing Certificate will be concerned as final.

Educational Qualification:-

For IMA and Officer's Training Academy:- Degree from a recognized university or equivalent.

For Indian Naval Academy :- Engineering Degree from a recognized university or institution.

For AirForce Academy:- Degree from a recognized university (with Physics and Chemistry as subjects in 10+2) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Students studying in the final year of degree course and are yet to pass the final degree examination are eligible to apply for CDS 2015.
However they are required to submit the proof of passing degree examination to the respective headquarters of the service which they intend to apply for.

Structure of Examination

The entrance for Central Defense Services comprises of a Written Exam followed by and Intelligence
and Personality Test. The details follow:

Written Examination for Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy

Paper

Subject

Duration

Maximum Marks

I

English

2 hours

100

II

General Knowledge

2 hours

100

III

Elemetry mathematics

2 hours

100

Total

300

Written Examination for Officers' Training Academy:

Paper

Subject

Duration

Maximum Marks

I

English

2 hours

100

II

General Knowledge

2 hours

100

Total

200

General instructions about written examination

The papers in all the subjects will consist of Objective Type questions only.

SI units will be used in the papers and Candidates should use only International form of
Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers.

Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the
examination.

Candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering objective type papers (Test
Booklets). They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.

Interview

The Union Public Service Commission will declare a qualified list of candidates (based on the
written exam).

The selected candidates will appear before a Services Selection Board for Intelligence and
Personality Test.

The total maximum marks for the interview will be 200 for OTA and 300 for IMA, Naval and
Air Force.

Candidates for the Air Force wing and Naval Aviation will also undergo a Pilot Aptitude Test.

Two Stage Selection Procedure

Two stage selection procedure will be based on Psychological Aptitude Test and Intelligence
Test.

All the candidates will be put to stage one test on first day of reporting at Selection Centres.

Only those candidates who qualify at stage one will be admitted to the second stage.

Those candidates who qualify stage II will be required to submit the original Certificates
along with one photocopy each of:

Original Matriculation pass certificate or equivalent in support of date of birth

Bachelors Degree along with mark sheets in support of educational qualification

For final qualification, candidates should secure the minimum qualifying marks separately in
(i) Written examination and (ii) SSB test as fixed by the Commission in their discretion.

Qualified candidates will then be placed in the final order of merit on the basis of total marks
secured by them in the Written examination and the Services Selection Board Tests.

The final selection for admission will be made in order of merit depending on the number of
vacancies in each wing.

The selection will be subject to medical fitness and suitability in all other respects.

What is Staff Selection Commission

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organization under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinate Offices. This commission is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which consists of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations. His post is equivalent to the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. SSC - CGL and SSC CHSL are open competitive written examinations conducted for the recruitment of personnel for Grade- B and C categories posts in various Ministries, Departments, and Organizations. Here you will get details about to exams.